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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 261, Issue 20, 9150-9154, Jul, 1986

Myoglobin expression in L6 muscle cells. Role of differentiation and heme

SG Graber and RC Woodworth

Analysis of myoglobin levels in L6 cells (derived from rat skeletal muscle) by radioimmunoassay shows that myoglobin is not synthesized until after the cells differentiate to form multinucleated myotubes. Thereafter, myoglobin accumulates in a linear fashion for up to 20 days, the longest time for which the cultures may be reliably maintained. Treatment of cultures with hemin increased myoglobin levels in a dose-dependent manner resulting in a 70% increase in myoglobin with 20 microM hemin. Succinyl acetone, a heme synthesis inhibitor, reduced myoglobin levels by 40% while simultaneous treatment with hemin restored myoglobin levels to control values. Treatment of cultures with a variety of Fe(III) chelates known to enhance both iron accumulation and ferritin synthesis in L6 cells had no effect on myoglobin levels. delta-Aminolevulinic acid also had no effect on myoglobin levels. None of the treatments had any effect on either the total soluble protein or DNA content of the cultures, and, therefore, the observed effects appear to be specific for myoglobin. These results suggest that myoglobin is expressed as a function of differentiation and that intracellular heme exerts a regulatory effect on myoglobin levels.
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